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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 4

独 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

alone; independent

On: ドクdoku トクtoku
Kun: ひとりhitori

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

独9 strokes

How to write 独: stroke order

独 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

独 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 独 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 独

The parts 独 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

⺨ (犬)
dog
Radical
虫
insect; bug

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 4

佐 assistOnサKunすけ、たすける紀 chronicle; eraOnキKunのり、しるす、おさめる統 unify; governOnトウKunすべる、おさめる、すじ器 vessel; implementOnキKunうつわ異 different; unusualOnイKunこと、け、ことなる護 protect; safeguardOnゴKunまもる、まもり条 clause; conditionOnジョウ、チョウ、デキKunえだ、すじ独 alone; independentOnドク、トクKunひとり源 source; originOnゲンKunみなもと影 shadow; influenceOnエイ、ヨウKunかげ